telescope or stethoscope?

I took Emma Jane to her well-check with our pediatrician today.  I was so proud of our big girl!  She was thrilled to stand on the scale (34 pounds!) and stayed somewhat still for her height measurement (38.5").  Since there were no vaccinations at this appointment, there were no tears or complaints.  She did request that Vivi sit on the table with her, and Vivi was quite happy to oblige! 

When Dr. Guyton used his stethoscope to listen to Emma Jane's heartbeat, she proudly stated, "I have a telescope just like that at home!"    Although this was an awfully cute word mix-up, the teacher in me started to correct her when she piped up, "Oh yeah, that's a stethoscope!" 

I liked the way the nurse involved Emma Jane in some of the questioning this visit.  She asked her if she loved her baby sister and she immediately said, "Mmm-hmm" which is her newest version of yes.  The nurse then asked her if she went to school or stayed home with mommy.  Emma Jane replied, "My mommy drops me off at school sometimes and leaves me there!"

stick figures

This summer Emma Jane has been drawing stick people and animals.  It all started with a porcupine.  She drew a circle with lines coming out all around it and called it a porcupine.  Whether or not she intentionally drew the porcupine or just decided that's what her artwork resembled, we will never know!  She's been drawing stick figures ever since.  I like the way she narrates as she draws..."this is an awm, this is a weg, here's the mouf, this is the bewwybutton" and so on. 

The other day she drew her first picture of Paul.  The drawing below is, in her words, "the perfect picture of daddy".  She insisted I draw a shirt for him, so the green "shirt" is my only feeble contribution.  If you look closely, you can see that she drew all the usual body parts:  head, arms, legs, eyes, mouth, and hair (even though Paul doesn't have much!).  I asked her if the line she drew above daddy's eyes was supposed to be eyebrows and she quickly replied, "No, those are his winkles!"  This, of course, cracked me up because Paul does, indeed, have deep wrinkles in his forehead when he laughs or gives his "stern" look. 

This second drawing is one from earlier this summer.   It will be fun to see how Emma Jane's artistic abilities evolve over the next year.  For now, I will appreciate every last detail of these sweet stick figure drawings.

popcorn and pooh bear

   Emma Jane and I enjoyed a date night at the movies this weekend.  This was her first movie theater experience and she loved every minute.  We went to see Winnie the Pooh, the perfect movie choice for a first-timer...short and sweet.  Lily and Sara joined us to make it a girls' night out.  It was fun to watch the girls slowly eat their popcorn as they stared at the giant screen with wide eyes.  Throughout the movie Emma Jane would occasionally shout, "Ms. Sara, what do you fink?"  We were lucky to only have one other family in the theater with us, so when the credits rolled the girls danced to the  music right in front of the big screen.  In the parking lot on the way to the car Emma Jane asked all of us, "What was your favorite part?"  Mine?  "Watching YOU watch your first movie, sweet pea!"